Good advice
September 1st 2005

Although individual filter elements are relatively inexpensive, when it comes to servicing filters throughout a system the plant engineer may need a persuasive economic argument to convince the finance director why it is necessary and the long term savings and benefits.

Capital equipment will have been chosen to meet specific needs. In many cases equipment will not have been the least expensive option or even the option available on the shortest lead-time. The deciding factors will have been performance and reliability.

Filtration provides protection against aggressive condensate and contaminants in compressed air.

Bearing in mind the importance of performance and reliability it follows that the answer to the question of whether filter elements should be replaced once the 12-month guarantee expires, is to analyse the cost of replacement versus the cost of not replacing them and running the risk of damaged equipment, increased downtime, emergency repair call outs and contaminated/ faulty product batches. All of these problems affect productivity and in the case of poor quality products can have longer-term effects on a company’s image and profitability.

Domnick hunter believes the best solution to maintaining system performance and avoiding unexpected costs is a preventative maintenance approach.

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